Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the cell's ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed how cells control their mitochondria—the "energy producers" of cells—during the process of cell death. The discovery sheds light on ...

DURING the past few decades the mitochondrion, as a self-contained unit within the cell, has been a magnificent tool in the hands of biochemists, physiologists and anatomists in their attempts to ...

“Mitochondria function as signaling platforms within cells,” explains Winklhofer. “They link metabolic states with inflammatory or stress responses, thereby influencing the cell’s fundamental ...

New genomic studies show that hydrogenosomes, hydrogen‑producing organelles in some anaerobic eukaryotes, have evolved multiple times from mitochondria through gene transfer and loss. Research on ...

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A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing. Psychological and social experiences shape the brain, potentially leading ...

“Longevity” wasn’t even a buzzword yet in 2007, when Dr. Chris Rinsch started his company, Timeline, that’s devoted to it. “Timeline was founded by scientists and doctors with this idea of really ...

Researchers have identified a small-molecule compound that appears to counteract weight gain and metabolic damage in mice ...

In a popular Indian parable, a few blind men interact with an elephant for the first time and imagine what it looks like. The man touching the tusk may describe the elephant as a spear, while the ...